Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 3]

[98elise]

ChocolateFrog said:

98elise said:

Fun Bus said:

I could imagine a Tesla P100D with Ludicrous mode would manage it well too.

That and a bit more, it has the same acceleration as Rita Queen of Speed (linear motor launch coaster)

I know a few people have reported vision problems during Ludicrous Mode acceleration!

If that's true then that's insane. My perception of fast cars mus be atleast 20 years out of date.

Rita Queen of Speed is 0-60 in 2.5s, Tesla Model S is 2.4s.

You can see why people report blurred or tunnel vision doing a standing start in a Tesla. This is an older slower model, but the reactions give you an idea...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nIV9nb9w_Hw

The latest version is much faster.

Edited by 98elise on Thursday 1st December 19:57

[BristolRich]

TheLordJohn said:

BristolRich said:

Is Julian Assange dead?

That's the price of truth...! (I don't think he's dead, yet) But his life was over immediately.

Bring on the conspiracy theories!!!!!

https://youtu.be/rDyGzkJBN6I

[Ayahuasca]

Why do singers / band members usually try to look mean and moody when they pose for photographs?


Why not a big smile and a thumbs up?

[Halmyre]

Ayahuasca said:

Why do singers / band members usually try to look mean and moody when they pose for photographs?

Why not a big smile and a thumbs up?

Mean and moody is less cheesy? Who knows. The guy who did Blondie's 'Parallel Lines' cover doesn't like it because the guys are too cheery (and their shoes are crap).

EMI had a fit of the vapours when they saw the sleeve for 'With The Beatles'. 'Why aren't they smiling?', they wailed.

[talksthetorque]

popeyewhite said:

If one wanted to simulate the feeling of taking off from a runway in an large aeroplane in a family saloon, what sort of bhp/ton and lbft/ton would be required?

The taking off bit you say....

[SpeckledJim]

popeyewhite said:

SpeckledJim said:

No, the amount of torque the Audi manages to put to the road reduces every time you change up a gear. Whereas the 747 just keeps going irrespective.

I'm talking about the way it FEELS, remember? And it feels very similar to a large aircraft.

SpeckledJim said:

I expect the 747 will completely demolish the Audi once drag is a factor - because one 747 is an awful lot more aerodynamic and has a lot less rolling resistance than the equivalently powerful 200 Audis.

You better hitch a ride in a tuned RS6, I think you'll be in for a shock. It may be shaped like a brick but with 7-800 bhp and 900 lbft they shift. Do you know what the bhp or the lbft/ton of a 747 is?

From what I can find, about 350/ton. But you need to consider aerodynamics above 60mph.

[popeyewhite]

SpeckledJim said:

From what I can find, about 350/ton. But you need to consider aerodynamics above 60mph.

OK cheers.

[ambuletz]

Is there any actual reason why some curry houses/restaurants choose to call some currys 'meat' curry instead of mutton? seems like a strange thing to do really. makes you think like they'll throw in any sort of meat they can grab.

[Hugo a Gogo]

ambuletz said:

Is there any actual reason why some curry houses/restaurants choose to call some currys 'meat' curry instead of mutton? seems like a strange thing to do really. makes you think like they'll throw in any sort of meat they can grab.

well, now you mention it....
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2370843/Th...

[kowalski655]

They dont want you to find out the truth
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/dog-cat-curry...

[talksthetorque]

kowalski655 said:

They dont want you to find out the truth
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/dog-cat-curry...

When you read the url and do not need to click on the link.

[Willy Nilly]

Now everything is digital, if someone wants to put a picture in what ever form of print media, I assume they just click on the image in paste it in. But prior to everything being digital, how did pictures find their way on to printed pages?

[Einion Yrth]

Willy Nilly said:

Now everything is digital, if someone wants to put a picture in what ever form of print media, I assume they just click on the image in paste it in. But prior to everything being digital, how did pictures find their way on to printed pages?

It's a big topic. This should get you started. Keep digging.

[glazbagun]

talksthetorque said:

popeyewhite said:

If one wanted to simulate the feeling of taking off from a runway in an large aeroplane in a family saloon, what sort of bhp/ton and lbft/ton would be required?

The taking off bit you say....

Black Stig probably knows more about this subject than anyone. Shame he's dead.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4x0Dz00csA

[glenrobbo]

Didn't Black Stig drown in a,boating accident?

[Halmyre]

glenrobbo said:

Didn't Black Stig drown in a,boating accident?

If driving a nitrous-boosted XJS V12 off an aircraft carrier can be described as a boating accident, then yes.

[mickk]

Why do I only stump/stub my toe when I've nothing on my feet? It never happens when I'm wearing shoes.

[glenrobbo]

Halmyre said:

glenrobbo said:

Didn't Black Stig drown in a,boating accident?

If driving a nitrous-boosted XJS V12 off an aircraft carrier can be described as a boating accident, then yes.

Thanks Halmyre.

That's the first time I've been nearly almost right since I got married 46 years ago.

[kowalski655]

mickk said:

Why do I only stump/stub my toe when I've nothing on my feet? It never happens when I'm wearing shoes.

It does but you just dont feel it

[talksthetorque]

glenrobbo said:

Thanks Halmyre.

That's the first time I've been nearly almost right since I got married 46 years ago.

To answer two consecutive posts with almost the same answer:
You have, it just didn't feel like it.